Five Days With a Peregrine Falcon
Last week, we had a very special visitor outside our doorstep: a peregrine falcon! For five magical days, this bird put on quite a show in the branches of the old tree that sits adjacent to our apartment. My daughter, Shay, noticed the falcon while I was out on Monday...
Bring Three, You Attend (Almost) Free
We're pretty stoked about the direction the retreat is headed this year! We've built in so many opportunities for community creation and interpersonal engagement throughout the weekend. Attendees will experience new ways to learn from us and also from each other. The...
The Art of Noticing
I’m a tuning fork, ever resonant and reverberating. Perceptive to even the smallest shift in life's tectonic plates. A canary in the coal mine, nimble and resourceful. Sensitive to emotional and psychological toxins and reflexively aware of impending danger. A...
Reclaiming My Time—Brick By Brick
Before Christmas, I bought two Bricks for our household. One for my daughter, who mentioned she wanted to be more intentional with her time. And one for me (I've been weaning myself off of social media since last year and am craving more analog interactions and...
Why I’m Breaking Up With Facebook
I’ve done “social media detoxes” before, where I abstain from all social media for a pre-determined amount of time (usually a month). Every time I do it, it does wonders for my mental health! In the spirit of self-preservation, it’s come time for me to delete my...
Tenacity, Faith, and Online Classes
Back in 2020, during the pandemic, I realized that it was going to become a necessity to tragedy-proof my business and take the steps to implement a more sustainable business model. Post pandemic, I shelved the idea because the desire to teach in person and lay down...
Art Always Has Something To Teach Us
I recently started work with a new private client, a male in his forties. Where I cannot share any personal details from our work together or any identifying info about him specifically, I can say from experience that art is a powerful antidote for many of life’s...
More Than a Business Card
I was gifted with another profound moment this week. Another moment that reminds me of the importance of the work I'm doing; the importance of safe spaces, empathy, and trust. The importance of women being able to circle up with other women. The importance of...
Vulnerability WAS My Superpower. It’s Time to Take It Back!
Wow! It's been a long time, hasn't it? I've been in a DEEP reflective state lately, partly because there are times where I feel like I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown and want to burn it all to the ground while running away. When I feel like that, my most...
The Bigger the Challenge
I'm truly loving this after-school art journaling series and I'm going to be sad when the series comes to an end next week. We started today's class by discussing what was currently hard in our lives. I shared that sometimes the pressures and excess social obligations...
The Undeniable Power of an Art Journal
If you want your child(ren) to have access to an incredibly potent self-discovery tool, get them an art journal. If you want kids to be able to express themselves in a healthy way, get them an art journal. If you want them to be able to come up with creative solutions...
Layers and Textures
This morning was the third of four classes in the adult art journaling series. This is the first series of its kind in the new studio space and to say it's been phenomenal would be an understatement. There has been a heavy emphasis on peace and play, which are two...